Lisbon and the CBI investigate the murder of an ex pro baseball player who’s started his own baseball talent scouting and training facility for young up-and-coming baseball talent. Meanwhile, Jane has to deal with his past as a stage performer.

Bosco arrests Jane during a murder investigation and puts him behind bars for spying on Bosco’s team and the Red John case. However, even in jail Jane manages to help Lisbon’s team with the ongoing investigation.

When two cases overlap, Minelli orders Bosco’s and Lisbon’s units to team up for the investigation of a kidnapping crime. Soon, the two different procedural approaches start to collide and cause tensions among the team members.

The CBI are called in to investigate the death of Kristin Marley, a prominent state senator’s aide, who was rumoured to have had an affair with the senator’s husband.
Meanwhile, Jane attempts to figure out what new information Sam Bosco and his team have discovered on the Red John case.